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My span of life will soon be done,
The passing moments say;
As lengthening shadows o’er the mead
Proclaim the close of day.
O that my heart might dwell aloof
From all created things,
And learn that wisdom from above
Whence true contentment springs!
Ere first I drew this vital breath,
From nature’s prison free,
Crosses in number, measure, weight,
Were written, Lord, for me.
But Thou my Shepherd,
Friend, and Guide,
Hast kindly led me on,
Taught me to rest my fainting head
On Christ, the Cornerstone.
So comforted and so sustained
With dark events I strove,
And found them rightly understood,
All messengers of love;
With silent and submissive awe,
Adored a chast’ning God,
Revered the terrors of His law,
And humbly kissed the rod.
Courage, my soul! thy bitter cross,
In every trial here,
Shall bear thee to thy heaven above,
But shall not enter there.
The sighing ones that humbly seek
In sorrowing paths below,
Shall in eternity rejoice.
Where endless comforts flow.
Soon will the toilsome strife be o'er
Of sublunary care,
And life's dull vanities no more
This anxious breast ensnare.
Courage, my soul, on God rely;
Deliverance soon will come;
A thousand ways has Providence
To bring believers home.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1792
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 102:11;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1899 | # 564 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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BALERMA
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1833
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 169 | Ab | | # 365 | Ab | | # 354 | Ab | | # 529 | Ab | | # 559 | Ab | | # 564 | A | | # 297 | A |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) |
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